RUBENS, Pieter Pauwel
Flemish Baroque Era Painter, 1577-1640
ID: 64198 Descent from the Cross 1612-14 Oil on panel, 421 x 153 cm O.-L. Vrouwekathedraal, Antwerp The outsides of the wings are devoted to St Christopher. According to his medieval legend, the huge St Christopher carried the Christ Child across a river on his shoulders. A hermit on the right lights his way with a lantern. , Artist: RUBENS, Pieter Pauwel , Descent from the Cross (outside right) , 1601-1650 , Flemish , painting , religious